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[hikikomori_king]

 I... I ... something is ... very wrong. Please. People keep greeting me, and yet, I do not know who they are? Yet it feels like I should. It happened after I found the gift at the tree. Please forgive me - I do not mean to hurt anyone, but... I do not know what to do.

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[momsboy]

Greeting you? Just saying hello? Maybe they remember you from the last battle against the ice zombies. The locals seemed more fond of us after that.

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[mindseer]

Yo, hey Turgon.

[She'd sort of skipped that whole tree nonsense. Part of her had a suspicion there'd be some screwed up curses, and right about the time that the trees and done gone and blown themselves up? She'd figured she was right.]

So, I don't know about the whole gift thing, but what's weird about folks greeting you exactly? That doesn't sound that weird, or is it like people who 'should' know you?

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[tealeafs]

[ That does sound.. weird? But mostly kind of confusing. It makes Chizuru frown slightly in concern. ]

Do you mean people are mistaking you for someone else..?

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[hikikomori_king]

I... sorry but...You... you speak to me as one familiar, even friendly, and yet, I would swear that I have never met you before today.

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[hikikomori_king]

I... sorry, who... who are you? I ... I am sure you know me, but... I don't remember meeting you. And... that is the problem...

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[hikikomori_king]

I... no, people know my name, but... I'm sorry, do I... know you?

[momsboy]

[ Peter is silent for a few seconds, frowning. Then his eyebrows go up as if in realization.]

We have talked before, yes. I know your name is Turgon, or one of them at least, and that you are King back in your world. I also know you that one of your best friends is your cousin Finrod, because you grew up being close together in age.

Has it occurred to you that maybe you're experiencing memory loss? Did you hit your head lately?

[tealeafs]

[ .. Oh.

Oh no.

This most definitely is not just a case of mistaken identity. If Chizuru was concerned before, then she for sure is worried now. ]

Y.. Yes. I mean, we don't know each other super well, I'd say, but we've definitely spoken multiple times before.. [ And she even helped him when he was a beaver! That should be fairly memorable, right. ] Did you.. maybe hit your head..?

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[beefaroni]

You do not want them... to greet you?

[hikikomori_king]

My apologies. [ He says miserably ]

Yes - it is very clear. There are... the Eldar have almost perfect memories. We don't forget. So it is very obvious, despite that I cannot remember, that I must be forgetting something. It... it seems to be confined to people. And it happened after I went to get my gift from the trees.

[hikikomori_king]

No. [ He says miserably ]

But this is exactly what I mean. We... the Eldar do not normally forget. But I can't remember you at all, my apologies. This happened after I went to collect my gift from the tree in Mimir house.

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[hikikomori_king]

No. It... I cannot remember who they are, when they do.

[tealeafs]

It's alright, you don't have to apologize to me.

[ She's much more worried about what could be wrong with him than offended or sad over not being recognized, really. Her heart always goes out to other people first. ]

But.. I think the problem might be something about those trees. Something has been wrong with me ever since I did the same thing.. [ Although it's an entirely different problem from his own. ]

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[beefaroni]

... Do you know. Who, I am?

[momsboy]

There's no need.

I've seen others from my god house acting oddly. It could be that there's something up with the presents? Or the Christmas trees? it wouldn't be the first time that weird things like those had happened. They usually don't last long.

[hikikomori_king]

I hope not. [ He rubs his face and nods - if it doesn't last long, then... that's good, that's really good ]

Thank you. I assume it has something to do with either the tree or the present, yes. What is your name? Hopefully it's a one-off situation.

[hikikomori_king]

You, as well? Ah... forgive me, could I... have your name, again?

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[hikikomori_king]

No. [ His eyes slide shut in misery ]

I am sure I should. But... I cannot remember.

[tealeafs]

It's Chizuru. Chizuru Yukimura.

[ Usually she'd follow that up with "nice to meet you", but it's not like she can say that to someone she already knows.. ]

Does that name make you remember anything..?

[hikikomori_king]

Chizuru Yukimura. [ He repeats hopefully and then his face falls and he shakes his head ]

No. I had hoped... perhaps it will return in time. But you said you had been affected also?

[tealeafs]

[ She does hope he'll recover the memories in time. Because it'd be sucky for him if he didn't, for one, but also since if he doesn't get them back, it means she's stuck with this awful effect forever too. ]

Yes.. Although I haven't forgotten anything as far as I know. Instead I'm.. [ She pauses. It's hard to talk about, especially with how upsetting it had been at first to find out about this. ] Anything I touch.. falls apart into dust.

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[beefaroni]

[A bummer. But hey, there's something!]

Why are you "sure"... you should?

[hikikomori_king]

Oh no! Oh Lady Chizuru, I am so sorry.

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[hikikomori_king]

There... my people, we do not forget. Our memories are not perfect but they are so close as to make any obvious holes exactly that. Obvious. I remember coming to Asgard. I know I spoke to people, I was ... relatively close to happy, here. I know that. I know I worked alongside many. And yet... I can remember no names, no faces. Which doesn't make sense. So if you speak to me, chances are... I know you. But I cannot remember.

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[beefaroni]

[So, forgoing the lessons for now. Don't need to freak out Turgon more than he already is.]

... Can you remember... when you lost? Something different... in your day. Something different... in routines. Something different... besides memories.